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S2 Harry A Akermann
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S2 Harry A Akermann

Birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Nov 1944 (aged 18)
At Sea
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Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Tablets of the Missing - United States Navy--Missing In Action
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Seaman Second Class Harry Aloysious Akerman served on board the USS Mississnewa (AO-59), Tanker, and was Killed in Action when the ship was sunk by an Japanese Kaiten (manned torpedo), on Nov. 20, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.
Seaman Second Class Harry Aloysious Akerman served on board the USS Mississnewa (AO-59), Tanker, and was Killed in Action when the ship was sunk by an Japanese Kaiten (manned torpedo), on Nov. 20, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.

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Entered the service from Pennsylvania.

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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56766566/harry_a-akermann: accessed ), memorial page for S2 Harry A Akermann (15 Feb 1926–20 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56766566, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).